Vegetable and fruit slicer and cutter.



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J. AA. GHILDRBSS.' y VBGBTABLE AND ERG11* SLICBR AND GUTTER.

PPLIUlL'IX FILED 09T. 13, 190B. Y

ZUM-vento@ @mi/knew@ JOSEPH A. CHILDRESS, PILOT, VIRGINI.

VEGETABLE AND FRUIIT SAICER AND CUTTER.-

Specification of Letters Pateift.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application led October 13, 1906. Serial No. 338,796.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. CmLDREss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pilot, in the county of Montgomery and State of Virginia., have invented a new and useful Vegetable and Fruit Slicer and Cutter, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to vegetable and fruit slicers and cutters.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of vegetable and fruit slicers and cutters, and to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient Slicer andI cutter adapted to enable vegetables and fruit to be cut and sliced in a variety of ways,

and capable of ready ad'lustment to cut the slice orpiece either thick or thin.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having a re'- versible cutter, provided with a pair of different blades adapted to be instantly brought into position for use, so t-hat the fruit and vegetables may be cut and sliced in several ways, without changing the cutter.

It is also the object of the invention to enable the cutter to be removed either for changing the same or for sharpening the blades thereof.

'lth these and other 'objects 1n view, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated' in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fruit and vegetable slicer and cutter, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

1 designates a frame or support, composed of parallel sides 2 and a connecting piece 3, extending across the space between the sides of the frame and projecting beyond the said side pieces at one end of the device, and shaped into a handle 4. The side pieces are provided at their outer faces with longitudigaging the material.

nal grooves 5, forming ways for a reciprocatable slide 6, which is adapted to carry the material to be sliced or cut to and from a cutter, is )rovided at opposite sides with sub stantially L-shaped flanges 7, which embrace t-he sides of the frame or support and extend into ,the grooves 5 thereof, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The slide, which is substantially rectangular and which may be slidably mounted on the fra-me or support in any other preferred manner, is provided at the ends of the sides with transverse connecting portions 8 and 9, having projecting transverse flanges for eu- The inner or lower transverse portion S is spaced from the eutter, and the connecting portion 3of the frame or support, and the upper or outer transverse portion 9 is provided with a strip or cleat 10,

which has its face arranged close to the contiguous face of the connecting portion 3, and which is adapted to force the material against the blades 11 and 12 of the knife oi cutter. The transverse portion 9 is also provided with an inwardlyextendingfiange 11, which fits against the back or outer transverse edge of the cleat 10. The inner edge,

which is presented to the knife, is preferably provided with a recess 13 to enable the upper or outer portion of the cleat to extend over the cutting edge of the blade, and also to present a square edge to the same completing the slice to insure a clean, smooth out.. The knife or cutter consists of the said blades, and a block or stock 14 having beveled end edges, and pivoted by a transverse rod or bolt 15 between the sides 2, which extend beyond the inner transverse edge of the con` necting. portion 3 of the frame or support a. sufficient distance to accommodate the knife or cutter. The blades are secured to the opposite faces of the block'or stock and extend 1n opposite directions from the ends thereof. The blade 11 is flat and is provided with a. straight cutting edge., and the other blade 12 is corrugated to provide a fluted cutting edge, and by rotating the cutter or knife on its pivot, either of -the blades -may be brought into position for operation. The knlfe or cutter is detachable by removing the pivotbolt or rod, and in practice the device will be )rovided with a plurality of knives 0r cutters raving a variety of blades, so that the mate` rial may be cnt or sliced in a variety of ways or shapes. Ailse the knife and cutter may be -ranged in a vertical position;

detached for sharpening the blades,but the latter may be sharpened by a file without removing them from the frame or support.

The pivot rod er bolt, which is provided at one end with` a head 16, and which has a thumb nut 17 at the other end, is arranged in slots 1S of the sides 2 of the frame or support. The slots 1S are arranged vertically, when the device is in a horizontal position, and they enable the knife or cutter to be raised or lowered to vary the thickness of the slices or pieces. This adjustment is effected by means of a lever, consisting of a substantially U-shaped member, composed of parallel sides 19 and a connecting transverse portion 20, which extends across the lower ,end of the device, when the same is ar- The sides of the lever are pivoted at an intermediate point toV the outer faces of the si'les 2 of the frame or support by means of screws 21, or other suitable fastening devices, and the inner arms of the sides are provided with per- `forations 22 .for the reception of the )ivot rod or bolt. The pivot rod or bolt is adapted to be tightened to clamp the knife or cutter in its adjusted position, and the said knifeA or cutter is adjusted b v swinging the lever, the transverse portion 20 forming a handle for this pur ose.

In or( er to enable the knife or cutter to be moved vertically, and to counteract any tendency of the same to roll or rotate on the pivot when' it is adjusted, the head 16 of the rod or bolt is made oblong and is provided with flat side faces, and is arranged in a slot A23 of a guide 24. The slot 23, which is arranged vertically when the device is in a horizontal position, is disposed in alinemeut with the slots 1S of the sides of the frame, and it )revents any rotary movement of the pivot olt or rod. As the pivot bolt or rod 1s arranged centrally of the knife or cutter, there is no liability of the latter to roll or rotate, when it is raised or lowered by the adjusting lever. The guide 24 consists of a rectangular plate secured by screws, or other suitable fastening devices.` to the outer face of one of the sides '2 of the frame or support, and it is provided at its upper face with a. recess 25 to receive the adjacent side of the adjusting lever. A washer '26 is preferably arranged within the guide, and interposed between the adjacent side of the lever and the contiguous side 2 of the frame or support. The device, although described as a vegetable and fruit slicer and cutter, may be advantageously employed for cutting dried means and other material` and is also adapted for cutting corn from the cob.

Having thus fuliy described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-`

1. A slicer and cutter comprising a frame or support having spaced si( es, a knife located between the sides of the frame or support and exten-fing longitudinally thereof and provided at opposite ends with bladesextending transversely of the slicer and cutter, said knife being pivotally mounted and arranged to be rotated between-the spaced sides of the frame or support without removing it therefrom. and means for causing the spaced .sides to clamp the knife for holding either blade in position for use.

'2. A slicer and cutter comprising a frame or support haw'ng spaced sides provided with longitudinal ways and provided with slots or openings arranged at an angle to the ways, a knife ha 'ing blades at opposite ends extending transversely of the slicer and cutter, said knife beit@ provided with a pivot mounted in the said openings thereby permitting the knife to be rotated without removing it from the frame. and also enabling the knife to be ad sted toward and from the ways to vary the `thickness of the slice, and a recinrocatable slide for carrying the material.

3. A slicer and cutter provided with a reciprocating slide for carrying the material, and having a )iv-iatally mounted knife provided with a p umtity of blades of different forms and arranged to be rotated, without removing it from the. slicer and cutter, to bring any one of the blades opposite the slide in position for use. and o )eratmg means connected with the ends of the pivot of the knife for adjusting the latter to vary the thickness of the slices.

4. slicer and cutter comprising a frame or support, a reversible knife having'a plurality of blades pivotally mounted within the frame or support arranged to be rot-ated, without removing it from thesaid frame or support, and operating means connected with the ends of the pivot of the knife for adjusting the latter to vary the thickness of the slice. and a guide receiving the pivot and holding the same .against rotary movement.

5. A slicer and cutter com )rising a frame or support, a reversible knife having a yivot, and an adjustiing lever connected witlithe ivot for moving the same to adjust the mife to vary the thickness of the slice.

6. A slicer and cutter com )rising a frame or support, a reversible knife having a pivot, an adjusting lever connected with the pivot for moving the saine to adjust the vknife to vary the thickness of the slice, and means mounted on the pivot for clamping the knife in its adjustment- T. A slicer and cutter comprising a frame or support having spaced sides, a reversible I knife, a pivot for he knife, said pivot being movably mountedon the frame to adjust the knife to vary the t? lever composed ol.: opposite sides and a connecting portion, tf sides of the, lever being mounted on the s .s of the frame or support ckness of the slice, and a.

and connected with the pivot for moving the I ing in .the recess and connected with the 10 same. i pivot. l v 8. A Slicer and cutter comprising a frame n testimony, that I claim the foregoing as 0r support, a reversible knife haring a pivot my own, I have hereto alixed my signature mounted on the frame or support and proin the presence of two witnesses.

vided with a head, a guide having e slot to re JOSEPl-I A. CHILDRESS, eeiveV the head of the pivot and provided at Vitnesses:

its inner face with a recess, and a lever ful- H. C. MILLER,

@ruined on the frame or support and operat- `W. G. HALL. 

